Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)
India has a robust higher education system backed by structured pedagogy and experiential learning. When it comes to educational opportunities, it has much to offer to foreign students. This is why the Indian Council for Cultural Relations regulates a number of scholarship schemes on an annual basis. There are more than 3000 scholarships offered through 21 schemes under the ICCR to foreign students of 180+ countries. Out of these 21, 6 schemes are funded by ICCR, while the remaining are funded by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Ayush.
The scholarships are offered across most of the streams (including Dance, Music, Yoga, and Ayurveda) except Medicine and all three levels (undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD). The 21 schemes operating under ICCR are mentioned below:
| 1. Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme (ICCR) | 2. Lata Mangeshkar Dance and Music Scholarship Scheme (ICCR) | |
| 3. Silver Jubilee Scholarship Scheme for Nationals of Nepal (MEA) | 4. Aid to Bhutan Scholarship Scheme (MEA) | |
| 5. Aid to Maldives Scholarship Scheme (MEA) | 6. Aid to Mongolia Scholarship Scheme (MEA) | |
| 7. Me-kong Ganga Cooperation Scholarship Scheme (MEA) | 8. Special Scholarship Scheme for Afghan Nationals (MEA) | |
| 9. Scholarship Scheme for Children/Dependents of Afghan National Defence & Security Forces (MEA) | 10. African Scholarship Scheme (MEA) | |
| 11. Nehru Memorial Scholarship Scheme for the Nationals of Sri Lanka (ICCR) | 12. Maulana Azad Scholarships Scheme for Nationals of Sri Lanka (MEA) | |
| 13. Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship Scheme for Nationals of Sri Lanka (MEA) | 14. Suborno Jayanti Scholarship Scheme (ICCR) | |
| 15. Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme (ICCR) | 16. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Cultural Exchange Scholarship Scheme (ICCR) | |
| 17. AYUSH Scholarship Scheme for BIMSTEC Countries | 18. AYUSH Scholarship Scheme for Non- BIMSTEC Countries (Ministry of AYUSH) | |
| 19. AYUSH Scholarship Scheme for Malaysia (Ministry of AYUSH) | 20. AYUSH Scholarship for South East Asian Region (SEAR) Countries (Ministry of AYUSH) | |
| 21. Nehru Memorial Scholarship Scheme for Nationals of Sri Lanka (MEA) | ||